Guardian Cryptic #29142

2023-08-07

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Across

1a

Judge has trouble with home getting cooler (9)

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6a

Pour the last of delicious cordial (5)

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9a

Cancel e-book about A-lister (5)

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10a

Retired dude cheers sovereign for beginning vigorously (9)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

[ retired ] <=(CAT ("dude") + TA ("cheers") ) + KING ("sovereign")

11a

Dash back for fix (3)

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12a

Spooner's concealing bunny in equestrian clothing (6,5)

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14a

Wax modeller needing uniform as dust resettles (7)

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15a

Verbally challenge cult to part on equal terms (7)

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16a

Papers regularly restricting long letters (7)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

(p) A (p) E (r) S [ regularly ] restricting ITCH ("long")

19a

Base, base hound (7)

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22a

Check current fee to guard outlaws' leader and decline (11)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

DETER ("check") + I (symbol for electrical current in physics) + RATE ("fee") to guard O (utlaw) [ 's leader ]

23a

Ignore wound (3)

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24a

Principal set up computer (9)

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26a

Play to see, with Rex in it (5)

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27a

Body part on no account moving right forward (5)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

NEVER ("on no account") with R (right) moved forward becomes NE(R)VE

28a

Triumphant declaration bemused Tory sheep (3,6)

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Down

1d

Card player's first to put up stakes (7)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

JACK (playing "card") + P (layer) [ 's first] + <=(TO , put up )

3d

Trim dealer? (11)

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4d

Returning letter to Athens, attache died alone (7)

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5d

No longer active, one-time Conservative's put in shade (7)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

EX ("one-time") + C (Conservative) put in TINT ("shade")

6d

Second-in-command making no mistake here (3)

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7d

Friendly stroll, skirting northbound main road (7)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

AMBLE ("stroll") skirting M1 ("northbound main road")

8d

Isn't sure to clout conservationists (7)

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13d

Trim dealer? (11)

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16d

Wild animals and sand in offshore Indian territories (7,7)

Generating...
17d

More neglected stats uncovered by bank (7)

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18d

Tolerate corporation (7)

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19d

Courage of unknown vicar shown up after booby trap (7)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

<=(Y ("unknown", in mathematics + Rev. (reverend, so "vicar", shown up ) after BRA ("booby trap")

20d

Foul and sticky leaving South Carolina for Channel Isles (7)

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21d

Release this song from Disney film (3,2,2)

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25d

Oliver's principal ironclad opponent (3)

Generating...

I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

O (liver) [ 's principal ] clad in Fe (chemical symbol for "iron")